Archive for December, 2017

Once again, it’s that time of year where my keyboard goes into a short hibernation for the winter. There are two reasons for that. First, there is very little IndyCar news between Christmas and the New Year. Second, I like to take a little break to enjoy this time of year and also to recharge my batteries.

It wouldn’t really be Christmas without a One Take Only to get you into that holiday spirit. For those that don’t know (or care); One Take Only is the videoblog of Oilpressure.com. My good friend John McLallen and I sit down with the camera rolling and start talking racing. It is unscripted, unrehearsed and unedited. What you see is what we got, hence the name One Take Only.

As far as we know, there are 1.67 full-time rides left on the Verizon IndyCar Series for the 2018 season. That would be the full-time seat in the second car at Dale Coyne Racing that was intended for Ed Jones before he opted for the No.10 car at Chip Ganassi Racing. The two-thirds ride is the non-oval portion for the No.20 car at Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) that Ed himself drives on the ovals.

When the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series came to an end at Sonoma back in mid-September, there was a lot of anxiety about the car count for 2018. There were twenty-one full-time entries for the 2017 season. Although not confirmed by the respective teams involved, it was common knowledge among fans that the grid was going to lose three full-time cars in the offseason. Of course, they were also gaining one with Takuma Sato having already announced he was moving to a new second car with Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan; so the net loss was going to be two cars for 2018.

Last week, it was announced that Andretti Autosport drivers Marco Andretti and Alexander Rossi would be swapping numbers. Starting next season, Marco Andretti will drive a car carrying the No.98, while Rossi will drive the No.27 car. That got me to thinking about some IndyCar numerology in the past. It’s a dangerous thing when my mind wanders in the offseason. You never know what bit of minutia I might dig up.

One thing you always hear about IndyCar racing is that television doesn’t do it justice. No matter how hard they try, TV cameras just cannot capture the sheer speed or sound of a race car. While it makes for enjoyable viewing, there is nothing like being there in person.

There are two times of the year that my husband gets obnoxiously excited about: the month of May and the Christmas season. I could certainly throw in football season, but that’s much more than a time of year. It’s half a year.

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When Alexander Rossi played some shenanigans with the start of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio a couple of weeks ago, many fans and a few drivers thought it was a dirty move. As the pole-sitter, Rossi had control of the field as they approached the starting line. By slowing down significantly and making everyone […]